IDEOLOGISTS & CREATORS
Mr. Kosta Hadzi Antonovski
The ideological creator of "The Small Montmartre of Bitola", Mr. Kosta Hadzi Antonovski this year marks his two important jubilees: 76 year of his life and 55 years career as a painting artist and art pedagogue educator.
Born in Bitola on 22. 05. 1935, he graduated at School of Applied Arts in a class of the most famous Macedonian fine arts artists Borko Lazeski and Lazar Lichenoski. Since 1981 he is the manager of the Children Art Studio St. Cyril and Methody - Bitola. Although since 2001 Mr. Kosta went on a deserved rest, the retirement, he continue to work with the members of the Studio and at the same time he continue to organize the festival The Small Montmartre of Bitola. These and many more obligations after his retirement he performed voluntary.
Kosta Hadzi Antonovski has given a precious contribution in the field of children education and artistic creation of Macedonian culture. He is an exceptional and very genuine person, a great enthusiast of the art, idealist but also a practitioner. At the same time he is a born pedagogue, someone with untold love for the children.
For his lasting and fruitful wirk, Kosta Hadzi Antonovski has been awarded with great number of domestic and international appreciation. He is a winner of the Ministry of Education of R. Macedonia "St.Climent award", twice he is awarded by the highest recognition of the city of Bitola, the award of "4th of November" (once for the art education and the second time for a life achivment award). For his exceptional training work he has been procalimed as a "distinguished pedagogue of Yugoslavia"…He was granted with the highest recognition - Medal of Honor of the City of Paris (France) as well as the award of the Festival Montmartre of Europe - Paris for the great contribution given by The Small Monmartre of Bitola for the multimedia festival Montmartre of Europe held in Paris. Order of Republic of France for culture,Nehru Award for culture and award by Television “Orbis” - Bitola for lifetime achievment.
For the restless art pedagogue - educator Kosta Hadzi Antonovski it is of great success that "The Small Montmartre of Bitola" exists for 30 years.
WINNERS OF THE "GRAND PRIX" PRIZE
The "Grand Prix" award the highest award of "The Small Montmartre of Bitola" for the first time was granted in 1986. The winners of this prestige award are the following elementary schools, high schools, art schools, individuals and kindergarten institutions:
- 1986 E.S. "Simon Jenko" Kranj (Slovenia)
- 1987 E.S. "Stevan Divnin - Baba" Zabalj (Serbia and Montenegro)
- 1988 E.S. "Ratko Pavlovic - Chichko" Ratkovo (Serbia and Montenegro)
- 1989 E.S. "Ivan Goran Kovacic" Niska Banja (Serbia and Montenegro)
- 1990 E.S. "Ivaqn Cankar" Vrhnika (Slovenia)
- 1991 E.S. "Petar Mechava" Turbe (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 1992 E.S. "Goce Delcev" Prilep (Macedonia)
- 1993 Kindergarten "Bamby" Kikinda (Serbia and Montenegro)
- 1994 Exhibition Agency Peking (China)
- 1995 The Third Elementary School - Slovengradec (Slovenia)
- 1996 - Art School - Rouzemberoc (Slovakia)
- 1997 Cultural Center Chechcinek (Poland)
- 1998 Institute "Franjo Milchinski" Smlednik (Slovenia)
- 1999 Voice of Youth Hayderabad (India)
- 2000 E.S. "Saadet Emir" - Budza/Izmir (Turkey)
- 2001 Art School - Spishka Bela (Slovakia)
- 2002 - Art School No 133 - Kharkow (Ukraine)
- 2003 European Club "Teoartis" - Evora (Portugal)
- 2004 Academy art lycee - Moscow (Russia)
- 2005 - Art School No 133 - Kharkow (Ukraine)
- 2006 Anadolun Guzel Sanatlar Lisesi Eskisehir (Turkey)
- 2007 Art studio “Costandi” - Odessa (Ukraina)
- 2008 Elementary art school - Prievidza (Slovakia)
- 2009 “Simply art” - Hong Kong (China)
- 2010 Art school - Trabzo (Turkey)
- 2011 “Simply art” - Hong Kong (China)